All South West articles – Page 100
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Weston Area Healthcare Trust fears PCTs will not pay for any overperformance
PERFORMANCE: Weston Area Healthcare is over performing against PCT contracts by more than £1.2m.
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Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases reporting healthy surplus
FINANCE: The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases FT has more than doubled its planned surplus for the year so far.
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South Devon FT wins payroll contract for new provider arm
COMMERCIAL: South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust is to provide payroll services for the expanding Torbay Care Trust.
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North Bristol NHS Trust pays back PCTs
FINANCE: North Bristol NHS Trust has paid a rebate of £1.8m after failing to reduce activity in line with local agreements.
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Torbay provider arm to expand as it becomes independent
STRUCTURE: The provider arm of Torbay Care Trust is to take on community health services for the rest of south Devon.
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Ten per cent of patients waiting more than 30 mins for A&E transfer
PERFORMANCE: The trust is failing to meet a target to transfer all patients arriving at the accident and emergency department within 15 minutes.
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Delays in patient handover at Taunton and Somerset A&E
Just 83.3 per cent of patients arriving at Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust by ambulance were handed over within 15 minutes.
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CQC satisfied following serious untoward incident at NHS Somerset
PERFORMANCE: The CQC has decided not to take any further action regarding a serious untoward incident at Bridgwater Community Hospital.
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NHS Bristol on course for year end surplus
FINANCE: NHS Bristol are reporting a surplus of £5.2m at the end of month nine and are ahead of their target for reduction in management costs..
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NHS Bristol explores possibility of research centre
STRUCTURE: NHS Bristol and partners in the Bristol Research and Innovation Group for Health (BRIG-H) are drawing up plans for a research centre.
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North Devon Healthcare boss to take direct action on hand hygiene
PERFORMANCE: The chief executive of North Devon Healthcare Trust is to tackle individuals not complying with the hand hygiene policy.
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NewsAmbulance workers call off strike at last minute
Staff at Great Western Ambulance Service Trust called off industrial action at the eleventh hour last week after agreeing to more talks with the trust.
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Patient choice proving costly for NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
FINANCE: NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly are overspending on private providers.
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NHS Dorset in cancer drug dispute
FINANCE: NHS Dorset is in dispute with Poole Hospital Foundation Trust (PHT) over the cost of cancer drugs.
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NewsSHA did not have 'hidden agenda'
South West Strategic Health Authority has been cleared of having any improper influence over the dismissal of a hospital chief executive.
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NewsManagement posts shed without full consultation
Warnings are being issued about the lack of consultation over job cuts as posts are shed in an accelerated bid to meet the Department of Health’s 46 per cent management savings target.
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NewsNHS Partners in row over ‘cosy’ deal
The carve-up of primary care trust provider arms has seen mental health and acute trusts pick up the greatest amount of work while the private sector will secure the least.
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NewsPCTs differ widely over antibiotics prescription
There are wide disparities in antibacterial drugs prescribing by primary care trust area, figures shared exclusively with HSJ reveal.
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NewsPrivate companies gear up to take stake in stalled community hospitals
A private firm is planning to step in to fund 28 stalled community hospital projects, HSJ has learned.
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NewsRegional variations in NHS productivity revealed
Dramatic variations in NHS productivity have been revealed by a report commissioned by the Department of Health and obtained exclusively by HSJ.